why is "this hard land" so obscure? It's a great Springsteen song.

The BBC documentary on the history of rock covered Springsteen tonight (as well as Queen, Police, Led Zep, U2: it was the stadium era episode). Great show. "Born in the USA" had seven top-ten singles. That's amazing. But I still wonder how This Hard Land got left out. What a track. Was it perhaps a little "retro" even then? File under "life's little mysteries".